G.C. Droplets April 1991 -The Moving of the Water

 If healing does not come in mortal life, it will come thereafter. Just as the gorgeous monarch butterfly emerges from a chrysalis, so will spirits emerge. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1991 -The Moving of the Water

 The idea that all suffering is somehow the direct result of sin has been taught since ancient times. It is false doctrine. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Sacrifice in the Service

 No sacrifice is too great to serve the Master. -Harold G. Hillam

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -What Has Our Savior Done for Us?

 Our Savior feels and knows our temptations, our struggles, our heartaches, and our sufferings, for He willingly experienced them all as part of His Atonement. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -What Has Our Savior Done for Us?

 Because He loves us, He challenges us to focus on Him instead of the things of this mortal world. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1991 -The Power of Prayer

 The price of peace is righteousness. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 1991 -The Power of Prayer

 It is our fervent hope and prayer that all nations will work in concert for a lasting peace. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -To Touch a Life with Faith

 Just as soil needs preparation for a seed, so does a human heart for the word of God to take root. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -To Touch a Life with Faith

 The life you touch in your service will be as valuable to God as any other life. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -To Touch a Life with Faith

 All of us in the pursuit of our duty touch the lives of others. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -To Touch a Life with Faith

 Your obligation is as serious in your sphere of responsibility as is my obligation in my sphere. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Bless in His Name

 It is my belief that there is an ever-increasing priesthood power in the world. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Lighthouse of the Lord

 Your circle of friends will greatly influence your thinking and behavior, just as you will theirs. Treat everyone with kindness and dignity. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Lighthouse of the Lord

 Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Lighthouse of the Lord

 The recognition of a power higher than oneself does not in any sense debase; rather, it exalts. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -"If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear"

 The great blessing of being prepared gives us freedom from fear. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -"If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear"

 The Lord will not translate one's good hopes and desires and intentions into works. Each of us must do that for himself. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -"If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear"

 The Savior made it clear that we cannot place sufficient oil in our preparedness lamps by simply avoiding evil. We must also be anxiously engaged in a positive program of preparation. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 Our Heavenly Father wants us to love ourselves--not to become prideful or self-centered, but to see ourselves as He sees us: we are His cherished children. -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 Can we truly love God and love His children if we don't love ourselves? -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 When winds blow in our lives, where is our focus? Remember, there is always one reliable source of strength and courage. The arms of Jesus extend to us. -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 We can't always choose the outcome of our actions, but we can choose to be ready to act. -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 Your valiant decisions will have eternal significance. -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -This Is Our Time!

 Would I let my doubts overtake me, or would I find courage and strength to get up and to carry on? -S. Gifford Nielsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality

We determine by the choices we make each day where we stand, what our values are, and whom we have chosen to follow. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality

 We must be prepared to defend our values, our standards, our commitments, and our covenants to stand as a witness of God at all times, in all things, and in all places. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality

 Sooner or later, either privately or publicly, we will all be tested. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality

 You are the tender crops of today, the promise of tomorrow. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality

 If you are prepared, there is no need to fear. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Blessings of the Priesthood

 The blessings of the priesthood are available to everyone. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Blessings of the Priesthood

 The priesthood of God gives light to his children in this dark and troubled world. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -You Can Gather Israel!

 Your faith will grow not by chance but by choice. -Ahmad S. Corbitt (quoting Neil L. Andersen)

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -You Can Gather Israel!

 Please use your imaginations to increase faith in Christ, not ruin it. -Ahmad S. Corbitt

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -You Can Gather Israel!

Knowing you overcame Satan by the word of your testimony before will help you love, share, and invite now. -Ahmad S. Corbitt

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness-- A Part of God's Plan

 Perhaps the real measure of our kindness comes if we can be so when we are tired, disappointed, or suffering because of an unkind deed done to us. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness--A Part of God's Plan

 Wouldn't it be a fine world if we had a natural instinct for kindness and just couldn't help ourselves when we had the opportunity to be kind? We can nurture others with kindness, and our acts can become the sweet honey in this garden of life. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness-- A Part of God's Plan

 Acting kindly can change the giver and the receiver for good. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness-- A Part of God's plan

 No act of kindness is wasted. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness-- A Part of God's Plan

 Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen (quoting Sophocles) 

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness-- A Part of God's Plan

 Kindness is extended to all--to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Kindness--a Part of God's Plan

 Kindness has many synonyms--love, service, charity. But I like the word kindness because it implies action. It seems like something you and I can do. Kindness can be shown in so many ways. -Betty Jo N. Jepsen

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -The Book of Mormon: A Sacred Ancient Record

 The sun rises rather quietly, and at times we think that the Lord's voice is that quiet, but his voice is audible if we will only pray, meditate, and listen as he places clear thoughts in our minds. -Ted E. Brewerton

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Bishops--Shepherds over the Lord's Flock

 Supporting the rising generation in a time of unusual challenges and temptations is an essential responsibility given to parents and bishoprics by Heavenly Father. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 Testimony, individuality, charity, families, sisterhood. These are real. And so are you. You are everywhere. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 Our goal is that each of you enjoys the process of life. Build your own personal testimony and rejoice with me. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 No one is more impressive than you. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 No greater heroine lives in today's world than the woman who is quietly doing her part. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 Some of you may say, "I'm just average. There's nothing special about me or my life." And yet what is manifested plainly to me is that you are extraordinary. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"

 We can never accurately take the measure of our lives based on social, economic, ethnic, age, marital, or physical conditions. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Witnesses

 The witness of the Holy Ghost is even more compelling than the witness of sight. -Loren C. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 We are ultimately more alike than we are different. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 A person's capacity, desires, and opportunities in matters of agency and choice, including qualification for eternal blessings, are matters only the Lord can judge. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 Waiting upon the Lord does not imply biding one's time. You should never feel like you are in a waiting room. Waiting upon the Lord implies action. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 I speak of hope in Christ not as wishful thinking. Instead, I speak of hope as an expectation that will be realized. Such hope is essential to overcoming adversity, fostering spiritual resilience and strength, and coming to know that we are loved by our Heavenly Father. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 Believing that God loves us and that we are His children is comforting and assuring. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 Despite the challenges we face in life, we can, like on that first Easter morning, awake to a new life in Christ, with new and marvelous possibilities and new realities as we turn to the Lord for hope and belonging. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

Having a sense of belonging is so important. Nearly every aspect of our lives is organized around belonging to something. We cannot separate the importance of a sense of belonging from our physical and mental health. -M. Russell Ballard (quoting The Mayo Clinic)

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Hope in Christ

 The Savior's invitation to come unto Him is an invitation to all not only to come unto Him but also to belong to His Church. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"God Be with You Till We Meet Again"

 God is mindful of us and ready to respond when we place our trust in Him and do that which is right. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"God Be with You Till We Meet Again"

 I wish you happiness and the blessings of the Lord all the days of your life and send you all my love. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 Remember, our Savior, Jesus Christ, always builds us up and never tears us down. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 Love is not just an ecstasy, not just an intense feeling. It is a driving force. It is something that carries us through our life of joyful duty. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Arthur Henry King)

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 Love is the most powerful force in the world. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 What a different world it would be if brotherly and sisterly love and unselfish assistance could transcend all boundaries of nation, creed, and color. Such love would not erase all differences of opinion and action, but it would encourage each of us to focus our opposition on actions rather than actors. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God and you have given self-respect and motivation to move against the problems of life. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 Knowledge is not of equal value. Some knowledge is more important than others. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Powerful Ideas

 A life is not a trivial thing, and its passing should not be memorialized with trivial things. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Ye Shall Be Free

 Jesus Christ is the light that shines in darkness. -Thierry K. Mutombo

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Ye Shall Be Free

 The truth will always triumph over error, and darkness will not continue on earth because of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. -Thierry K. Mutombo

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 If you know right from wrong, you have a place to begin. That is the point at which individual choice becomes operative. That is the point at which repentance and forgiveness can exert great spiritual power. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 Where there is agency, where there is choice, moral laws must apply. We cannot, absolutely cannot, have it both ways. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 Unreasonable devotion to an ideal, without considering the practical application of it, ruins the ideal itself. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 A virtue when pressed to the extreme may turn into a vice. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 There is a difference between what one is and what one does. What one is may deserve unlimited tolerance; what one does, only a measured amount. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 The word tolerance is also invoked as though it overrules everything else. Tolerance may be a virtue, but it is not the commanding one. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 The rights of any individual bump up against the rights of another. And the simple truth is that we cannot be happy, nor saved, nor exalted, without one another. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 All the Lord approves is not detailed in the scriptures, neither is all that is forbidden. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Covenants

 The scriptures are generally positive rather than negative in their themes, and it is a mistake to assume that anything not specifically prohibited in the "letter of the law" is somehow approved of the Lord. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -"Swallowed Up in the Will of the Father"

 We'd better want the consequences of what we want! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -"Swallowed Up in the Will of the Father"

 Most omissions occur because we fail to get outside ourselves. We are so busy checking on our own temperatures, we do not notice the burning fevers of others even when we can offer them some of the needed remedies, such as encouragement, kindness, and commendation. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -The Personal Journey of a Child of God

 May we always remember that each spirit child of God is coming to earth on his or her own personal journey. May we welcome them, safeguard them, and always love them. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -The Personal Journey of a Child of God

 You who are wives and mothers are the anchors of the family. -Neil L. Andersen (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -The Personal Journey of a Child of God

 You love. You serve. You sacrifice. You strengthen faith, minister to those in need, and greatly contribute to society. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplet April 2021 -The Personal Journey of a Child of God

 Each person who comes to earth is a unique son or daughter of God. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Follow the Prophets

 Keep the commandments! Pray, walk in righteousness, and through the Holy Spirit you can know by that sweet, calm feeling that it is true. -Waldo P. Call

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness

 We love those who wander, and we never give up hope. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness

 Each one of us must work out individually forgiveness from the Lord. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 Do not let unfairness harden you or corrode your faith in God. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 When faced with unfairness, we can push ourselves away from God or we can be drawn toward Him for help and support. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 How we deal with advantages and disadvantages is part of life's test. We will be judged not so much by what we say but by how we treat the vulnerable and disadvantaged. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 Brothers and sisters, not throwing stones is the first step in treating others with compassion. The second step is to try to catch stones thrown by others. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 Even while we suffer inexplicably, God can bless us in simple, ordinary, and significant ways. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 When others receive benefits because of their diligent choices, we cannot rightly conclude that we have been treated unfairly when we have had the same opportunity. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Infuriating Unfairness

 Our decisions can yield long-term advantages or disadvantages. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -In All Things, Give Thanks

In the restored gospel, the truths of the universe are incorporated in such a way that all who embrace them are never forced to abandon any previously known truth, nor any comforting hope, nor any ennobling principle possessed before. -Helio R. Camargo

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 When the Lord closes one important door in your life, He shows His continuing love and compassion by opening many other compensating doors through your exercise of faith. He will place in your path packets of spiritual sunlight to brighten your way. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 This life is an experience in profound trust--trust in Jesus Christ, trust in His teachings, trust in our capacity as led by the Holy Spirit to obey those teachings for happiness now and for a purposeful, supremely happy eternal existence. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 To get you from where you are to where He wants you to be requires a lot of stretching, and that generally entails discomfort and pain. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 The way will be opened for you to have strength to repent and be forgiven. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1995 -Trust in the Lord

 Postponing humble repentance will delay or prevent your receiving relief. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 2021 -Poor Little Ones

 We should be led by the power of inspiration. -Jorge T. Becerra